Slip on rail system

ABSTRACT

A rail system for organizing rack mountable equipment when the equipment is stacked one piece on top of another. The rail system slides over the flanges of the rack mountable equipment to keep the equipment organized without the need for rack mounting the equipment.

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS U.S. patent Documents

U.S. Pat. No. 5,791,498 August 1998 Mills . . . 211/26

U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,832 November 1993 Christensen . . . 224/42.42

U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,262 January 1991 Blum et al . . . 211/182x

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This Invention relates to 19″ Rack mount equipment (EIA 310-D).

In situations where the equipment is not mounted in a rack, but where multiple units are stacked on top of each other. When they are stacked they become unstable and slide around, becoming unorganized. This invention keeps them organized and stable.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is a slip on rail system for rack mount equipment or any equipment witch has side flanges. It allows the equipment to be used without mounting an a rack. The apparatus keeps the equipment organized and stable. The slip on rail system is a channeled tensioning device to grasp the flanges on the sides of the equipment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front and side with tension device showing.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the tension device showing.

FIG. 3 is a side view with tension device showing.

FIG. 4 is a top view installed on rack mount equipment.

FIG. 4 a is a detailed top view as it would be used to hold rack mount equipment.

FIG. 5 is a front view with dotted lines showing equipment flanges.

FIG. 6 is front view with dotted lines showing depth on channel

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIG. 1 in conjunction with FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 the slip on rail 1 is made from material with a channel into which the rack mount equipment 3 flanges are inserted and are retained by a tensioning device 2. other material rigid enough to keep the rack mounted equipment in place. The tensioning device 2 can be made from an elastic or spring material that is attached or retained in the channel.

Referring to FIG. 4 a in conjunction with FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 as well as FIG. 6 shows how the slip on rail system 1 would fit on the equipment 3 during use.

The preferred embodiment is as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 in which the tensioning device 2 is a circular cross-section vinyl gasket with retention barb. 

1. This invention is a slip on rail system for holding rack mount equipment or any equipment with mounting flanges together when used without putting them in a rack. 